People stand next to a destroyed tank belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces in Ajdabiyah March 26, 2011

English : Machahir123Eight people were killed and 24 wounded in Misrata as forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fired mortars while advancing towards the city from the west, a resident told Reuters on Sunday.

"A massacre has been committed. The Gaddafi forces which were trying to advance to the city fired mortars and killed at least eight," the resident, called Saadoun, said by phone.

"Twenty-four people are wounded, most of them are in critical condition, and they lost body parts.

This is not final." He said the forces had been advancing from the west

English:Machahir123 - NEAR SIRTE, Libya, March 27 - A convoy of 20 military vehicles including truck-mounted anti-aircraft guns was seen leaving Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold of Sirte on Sunday and moving westwards towards Tripoli, a Reuters reporter said.

Dozens of civilian cars carrying families and loaded with people's belongings were also seen driving westwards along the coastal road from the city of Sirte towards the Libyan capital.

Libyan rebels, emboldened by the capture of Ajdabiyah to the east of Sirte, have been aggressively pushing west on Sunday to retake more territory from Gaddafi's forces.